PLACE OFF THE HIGHWAY

from "LEAD ON, KINDLY LIGHT" & "THIS WORLD & ONE MORE" (2020) by Bill Mallonee

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PLACE OFF THE HIGHWAY words/music: bill mallonee
admin BMI 2019
I know this place off the highway, just off the beaten path
where the drinks are poured w/ a strong right arm, a place where we can laugh
and stare down the sadness, that's the face of the age
I know a place off the highway...where we can be saved

I know this place off the highway past that old abandoned house
those poor folks worked like the devil
till the banker-man forced 'em out
But, that's another story, we don't have to tend those graves
I know this place off the highway...where we can be saved

I know place off the highway where we can seal the deal
ain't nothing wrong with dreaming when the waking world's un-real
Baby, give me your hand, but please keep your soul
It's a tight-rope act they say
I know this place off the highway...where we can be saved

I know this place off the highway, I think we'd better start
Stay close baby, and i'll keep you warm, on these back roads of the heart
'Cause my high-beams have never shined so bright, ever since you smiled my way
I know this place off the highway...where we can be saved

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from "LEAD ON, KINDLY LIGHT" & "THIS WORLD & ONE MORE" (2020), released February 14, 2020
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Bill Mallonee

Bill Mallonee is an Americana artist w/ 80 plus albums over a 30 year career. Voted by Paste Music Magazine #65 in their "Top 100 Living Songwriters" poll. He was the
founding member of Vigilantes of Love. He has worked with Mark Heard, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, & Peter Buck from REM.
His most recent work, "Lead On, Kindly Light" is a 23song double Cd released Feb 2020. ... more

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